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CVE-2018-0765

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-05-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-611

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET and .NET Core improperly process XML documents, aka ".NET and .NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7/4.7.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1, .NET Core 2.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2.

Affected products

• Microsoft Corporation .NET Core: 2.0
• Microsoft .NET Framework: 2.0-sp2, 3.0-sp2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6 (+5)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104060
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040851
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0765
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104060
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040851
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0765

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